Orrin Hatch

Orrin Hatch
Orrin Grant Hatchis an American politician who is the President pro tempore of the United States Senate, serving since January 2015...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 March 1934
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The fact that Judge [Samuel] Alito is such a baseball fan gives me even more confidence that he knows the proper role of a judge.
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We have a different attitude about this and we believe literally that they should be treated with respect and not be demeaned and we don't have a litmus test on abortion, so there's a real difference, ... have had to go through some pretty scorching stuff.
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When you have no evidence of impropriety, no evidence of fraud ... to just count and count until someone wins one way or the other just isn't the way to do it.
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To make a long story short, the Lautenberg amendment would basically do away with gun shows and it would push these people out in the streets where we'd have more problems with guns,
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we ensure that the boy's father's true wishes are followed, even if that requires bringing his entire family here temporarily.
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We're after the skinny cats, ... If you come vote for us, you'll be members of the skinny cat club.
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We held some 24 hearings on this issue, and not one time have they been able to document an abuse,
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We think that this money should be given in tax relief to the American people, not spent by those know-it-alls back in Washington,
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We're poles apart on what can or cannot be done,
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We need to do a top-to-bottom analysis of the FBI and help them to be able to solve some of the problems that occasionally do arise, ... This Week.
bet bill hearings ought
You bet these hearings ought to go forward. I think Bill Rehnquist would be the first to say they ought to go forward,
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The position that you have been nominated for is chief justice of the United States. Do you plan to use that role as a bully pulpit to encourage members of the bar to take seriously their responsibility to undertake pro bono work as you have done throughout your legal career?
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Where they make phone calls and whether the president raises money or not is one thing. The way they've done it seems to be unethical, illegal, (and) in poor taste, ... Were foreign influences trying to influence the election?
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The only person who can really answer the questions is the president. And he has an obligation to do that, ... And I think he will, if push comes to shove.